air arm

American  

noun

1. the aviation section of a national military force, including aircraft, base and support facilities, and personnel.

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Etymology

Origin of air arm

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The F-35 B variant, currently operated by the RAF and the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, has a shorter range and can carry fewer weapons.

From BBC

Butterworth served in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm during the war but was shot down in 1940, spending the rest of it as a prisoner of war.

From BBC

Before long he found himself in the Fleet Air Arm and on a ship heading to a mystery destination.

From BBC

Archival: Germany's air arm, better known as the Luftwaffe blazes the trail for the opening attacks on Holland, Belgium and tiny undefended Luxembourg.

From Scientific American

World War II: The debonair Olivier, enlisted in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy but a pilot “of notorious incompetence,” according to the writer and editor Michael Korda, crashed his own plane twice and was demoted to target-towing, parachute-packing and recruitment demonstrations.

From New York Times